Vapu Surname

2,136,387th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 78 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Vapu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vapu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India411:18,708,912282,725
Papua New Guinea271:301,99040,635
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Vapu (112) may also be a first name.

Vapu Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Vapu Come From? nationality or country of origin

Vapu (Hindi: वापू, Marathi: वापु, Russian: Вапу) is held by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Vapu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Vapu is the 2,136,387th most widespread last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 93,430,076 people. Vapu occurs mostly in Asia, where 55 percent of Vapu are found; 53 percent are found in South Asia and 53 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Vapu is also the 885,979th most widespread first name throughout the world, held by 112 people.

The surname Vapu is most common in India, where it is borne by 41 people, or 1 in 18,708,912. In India it is most common in: Gujarat, where 49 percent are found, Uttar Pradesh, where 17 percent are found and Madhya Pradesh, where 15 percent are found. Outside of India Vapu is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 35 percent are found and Russia, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vatpu8993/
Vaipu8981/
Vaspu8951/
Vappu8931/
Vaupu8930/
Vaypu8911/
Vapou899/
Vadpu893/
Vaapu891/
Vapui891/
Vapaus8023/
Vaiphu8020/
Vaapuu805/
Vaipou804/
Vattpu803/
Vuappu801/
Bapu758,752/
Wapu75949/
Fapu7520/
Vepu7517/
Uapu756/
Vopu751/
Vaiphui7329/
Vaiphus731/
Bappu671,380/
Phapu67793/
Veepu67372/
Bapou67273/
Badpu67210/
Bapui67197/
Wapou67173/
Bhapu67155/
Mpapu67150/
Waipu67131/
Baipu67127/
Wapui6779/
Wapau6767/
Npapu6761/
Wapeu6746/
Baapu6736/
Baupu6731/
Fapou6730/
Bapud6721/
Baphu6719/
Bapuu6718/
Baypu6716/
Waapu6714/
Bapuç6713/
Weapu6713/
Hwapu6711/
Uappu6711/
Baspu6710/
Bapuy677/
Bapus677/
Baput676/
Voppu676/
Veupu676/
Bapuj675/
Vephu674/
Bapeu673/
Waupu673/
Veypu671/
Veipu671/
Bahpu671/
Vapoe671/
Vapoo671/
Vohpu671/
Watpu671/
Wappu671/
Waypu671/
Bapau671/
Wapus670/

Vapu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vapu in the Hindi language
वापूvapu75
वापुvapu20
वपूvapu5
Vapu in the Marathi language
वापुvapu56
वापूvapu42
वपूvapu2
Vapu in the Russian language
Вапуvapu-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Vapu
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